Ruby Red Peacock Cichlid Female

Males are known for their bright orange shoulders with some orange on the body.

Ruby red peacock cichlid female. I am going to strip her on wednesday knowing that she will not hold beyond 4 days. We recommend placing them with the blue dragon blood or star sapphire. Ruby red is a line bred fish from the chipoka group of peacocks. It also develops a metallic blue color on most of its face.

The male ruby red peacock develops a bright red color as it matures which covers most of it s body. Red ruby peacock origin. Both in its natural appearance and in color forms developed even further through captive breeding these are some of the most sought after cichlids originating from lake malawi africa. They are really a bright orange fish.

Aulonocara rubescens common name. The ruby red peacock cichlid is sexually dimorphic which means that the males display bright colors and the females remain a dull grey brown color. The ruby red peacock is not a. Males at 2 show a hint of a yellow flush which darkens to a red ruby body as they reach sexual maturity.

It has bright oranges and reds strongly contrasted with bright blue markings on the face tail and fins. This is my 5 female ruby red peacock cichlid holding. Bought it from thailand and it has here for about 3 weeks and doing fine in my uncles 72 gallon tank. Like all other types of peacock its female counterpart is a gray color.

This highly popular species features a bright red body with a dazzling metallic blue color on the lower portion of its face. The aulonocara rubescens or ruby red peacock is another variant of this cichlid which was line bred from the aulonocara sp. The rubin red peacock aulonocara stuartgranti chipoka is a favorite with its outstanding colors. Males show their full colors at approximately 3 5 4.

Grade 5 11 votes list posted in cichlids. Even so these fish are quite attractive. Young eureka red peacock cichlids duration. My uncle s newcchristmas breeding female looks even better than some males out there and no it is not hormone enhance.

Ruby red peacock female breeding lalomun. They are not the rare red strain that may have been available in the hobby years ago. This is an ideal fish for an all male peacock and hap cichlid show tank. The ruby red peacock is native to lake malawi africa and are members of the peacock family of cichlids.

Female ruby red peacock. The german red peacock has been line breed in germany to get it s red color. Cannon x hang 3 446 views. They have a similar temperament to other peacocks and should be placed with other peacocks or haps.

The bluepeacock cichlid aulonocara nyassae a metallic blue to a bright yellow and during breeding season its color will become even more enhanced.